Young Version — April 1998
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238 available scans from Young Version — April 1998, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data. Capture img018 is absent from the supplied folder; the exact missing printed pages have not been established.
Page 229 — English draft translation
Among the ten test vehicles—including vans—some were a better match than others. It suited family-oriented vehicles (including RVs) better than sports cars. Its strongest points overall were wet grip and the gentle way it breaks traction at the limit. It also recovers smoothly from a slide, and even when the front tires push into understeer there is room to add steering angle. High-speed stability is excellent, and it does not feel harsh when crossing bumps…
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See the tire’s contact patch while driving at 200 km/h
If we can see exactly how a tire behaves while it is moving, tire development can advance dramatically. Dunlop has announced a world-first…
Dunlop’s “Digital Rolling Technology” digitally models a tire in a computer and rolls, rotates, and twists it just as it would under real driving conditions. It can even show the contact patch at 200 km/h. Tires created using this dynamic simulation will be called “Digitire.”
LM707
LEMANS
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It is reassuring that the tire gives firm grip even in the wet, and its behavior is gentle when it exceeds its limit. Test and report by Nobu…
The new Le Mans LM701 is the first product to commercialize this technology. But how can you know whether a computer analysis is truly correct? We heard that Dunlop compares it against a huge volume of real-vehicle test data. So how does it feel to drive? On a mini…
Size variations: 35, 40, and 45 series. 245/35ZR19; 255/35ZR18; 265/35ZR18; 275/35ZR18; 225/40ZR18; 235/40ZR18; 245/40ZR18; 255/45ZR18; 215/40ZR17; 235/40ZR17; 245/40ZR17; 255/40ZR17; 265/40ZR17; 205/45ZR17; 215/45ZR17; 225/45ZR17; 235/45ZR17; 245/45ZR17; 205/45R16 83V; 225/45VR16.
95H
60 series
215/60R16
88H
91H
98H
60R15
60R15
60R18
195
225
205
82H
94H
79H
60R15
60R14
60R14
215
175/
185
86H
89H
60R14
60R14
195
205
The compound and tread pattern were also developed using Digital Rolling Technology. Wear resistance is said to be much better than before.
70H
77H
73H
60R13
155
175/60R13
165/60R13
70H
65 series
60R12
165
88W
88H
91H
65R15
65R15
185
195
94H
96H
82H
65R15
205
215/65R15
175/65R14
The smooth ride and comfort are excellent, and the deciding factor is how quiet it is. The photographer summed it up by saying it was quiet even as the car passed right in front of him. Rather than excelling in only one trait, its performance is well balanced, so I think it suits cars used by families.
86H
91H
89H
65R14
65R14
65R14
185
195
205
50/55 series
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76H
76H
155/65R13
165/65R13
215/50ZR17 225/50ZR17
84H
80H
71H
175/65R13
185/65R13
155/65R12
87V
98V
92V
205/50R16
225/50R16
245/50R16
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All prices are open pricing.
Prices…
94V
91V
89V
215/55R16
225/55R16
205/55R16
82V
85V
195/50R15
205/50R15
84V
87V
69V
195/55R15
205/55R15
155/55R14
It seems to suit luxury sedans and RVs better than exceptionally sporty cars—a tire for grown-ups.
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